Economy

Why musicians are so angry at this

Music labels accuse YouTube of using a legal loophole to pay less for songs than traditional music-streaming sites.

Remembering the summer of 1977

The New York blackout 40 years later.Most New Yorkers responded to the crisis with resilience. It brought out the best and the worst.

A quandary Congress and Social Security must tackle

Whoever takes over the Social Security Administration has a lot of work to do.

Chuck Schumer admits Obama health payments violated the Constitution

He admitted the Obama administration violated both the U.S. Constitution and federal criminal statutes.

DOJ let Russian lawyer into U.S. before she met with Trump team

This revelation means it was the Obama Justice Department that enabled her to enter the country without a visa.

Why Pat Toomey has become a key voice on GOP health bill

He has defended the bill by standing on the themes that have driven much of his public career: a smaller, leaner government.

Ranking of the States by Fiscal Condition

Best-Run States Are Low-Tax Republican, Worst-Run Are High-Tax Democratic, Study Finds.

If Ben & Jerry’s is progressive, why won’t it protect its farmworkers?

A record of labor exploitation from the company we expect better from.

How the Qatar Crisis Shook Up the World's Supply of Helium

The country provides 25 percent of helium used on Earth.

Shocking news from the world of economics

Cash for Clunkers Was a Complete Failure.

Mark Zuckerberg again defends government giving people free money

Does giving someone free money each year really brighten the future and compel people to look for opportunities to invest and grow ?

A Plasma Rocket engine may get us to Mars in 40 days

Theoretically, the engine could cut time to as little as 39 days versus the eight months it would take using today’s chemical rockets.

Washington’s new family-leave law is among the most generous

Washington became the fifth state to mandate that employers pay workers' salaries when they need to take time off for the birth of a child.

Eco-friendly goats steal jobs from union? The goats are ahead of schedule.

A battle is brewing this summer between a group of hungry goats and a labor union.

Government Approval Required

Beginning in 2020, Chicago high-school seniors will have to prove that they have a government-approved post-graduation plan.

Homeschool parents pave the way to Educational Independence

Homeschoolers have overcome onerous regulation and opposition from huge, powerful special-interest groups.

Thousands of fake or dead people enrolled in government phone program

Auditors said they plan to refer this company “for appropriate action” to the FCC.

It’s Time to Pull the Plug on August Recess

The norms of Washington—including a month-long recess—must never stand in the way of our efforts to act on the people’s priorities.

The Forgotten $35 Billion U.S. Healthcare Problem

Legislation needs to move forward, reimbursements have to increase to match the value of saving lives and the public has to rally.

A Street Fight Among Grocers to Deliver Your groceries

All the complexity adds costs in an industry where profit margins are already thin.